Or not. You've probably seen, read or heard about a rash of deaths in Mexico from a virus that has apparently passed from pigs to humans -- and now possibly transmitted from person to person.
Is this it? Killed off by a pig virus. I picture Will Smith running around an empty metropolis being chased by pink, snout-nosed humans who want to turn him into pork chops. The news reports always say the same things when these outbreaks first occur. From an MSNBC story: "World health authorities worried openly that the strange new virus could become a global epidemic."
It's not Waiting for Godot, but waiting for coup de grace of the race. Global warming, nuclear war, the plague, tobacco, cancer, high fructose corn syrup and really nasty cat allergies -- death awaits around every corner. The strange thing is that we almost seem eager to welcome it. What would get bigger headlines: Armageddon or a Cure for Cancer?
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